Pitchfork — The 2009 SXSW Music Festival, going down March 18-22 in Austin, Texas announced its first round of bands last week, and now they've expanded that lineup to the point where it now takes like half an hour just to read the names of all the bands partici... more info

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Paste Magazine — Look, no one is cooler than John Lennon, and his version of “Happy Xmas/War is Over” is swell. It’s just that we’ve heard it every year, over and over, on every radio station in America. It’s time for Burl Ives and Brenda Lee and Bing Crosb... more info

Indie Update — Thought I’d take a look at this rather veteran collection of performers to see what they’re up to these days. Parenthetical Girls have recorded music since 2002, though at that point the effort went by the name Swastika Girls. By 2004, ... more info

Indie Update — Thought I’d take a look at this rather veteran collection of performers to see what they’re up to these days. Parenthetical Girls have recorded music since 2002, though at that point the effort went by the name Swastika Girls. By 2004, ... more info

Pitchfork — Holiday-themed charity comps: truly, they are the gift that keeps on giving. I mean, you can purchase a copy of the digital-only I'll Stay 'Til After Christmas collection, plunk a burn of it in Junior's stocking (I mean, um, ask Santa to do it), and ... more info